On 10/15/2017 4:54 PM, Frog wrote: > David E. Ross wrote: >> On 10/15/2017 2:12 PM, Frog wrote: >>> >>> >>> This thing of moving from Verizon to AOL is about to drive me completely >>> crazy. I received the following message from AOL and I have no idea how >>> to make the Sea Monkey and Thunderbird changes that they want me to >>> make. Here is a quote of that message- >>> >>> We hope you are enjoying your improved email experience since switching >>> to AOL. We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our >>> customers so we're writing to inform you that your current third party >>> email application is not using the latest, secure mail connection >>> settings. In order to continue sending and receiving your verizon.net >>> mail via your third party email application, you must update your >>> connection settings by November 7, 2017. >>> >>> >>> Please visit our help site for instructions on how to update your settings. >>> >>> https://help.aol.com/articles/how-do-i-set-up-other-email-applications-to-send-and-receive-my-verizon-net-mail?ncid=mbr_comdefeml00000002 >>> >>> To avoid having to make changes in the future and to ensure you are >>> using up-to-date security settings, we recommend that you download the >>> AOL app or use mail.aol.com to send and receive your AOL Mail. >>> >>> For more information, visit our FAQ page. >>> >>> >>> I use Sea Monkey for my mail...and have times I have used Thunderbird >>> for my mail at times in order to learn this software. What specifically >>> do I need to do to make the changes they are requesting? >>> >>> Any help sent my way will be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Frog >>> >> >> In the past, AOL required that users install AOL's own E-mail >> application because AOL's servers did not comply with either IMAP or >> POP3/SMTP. This might no longer be the case. I am not familiar with >> IMAP setups. If you are attempting to use POP3/SMTP, however, you might >> try the following: >> >> 1. Open the Account Settings window. On the Thunderbird menu bar, that >> is [Tools > Account Settings]. On the SeaMonkey menu bar, that is >> [Window > Mail & Newsgroups] and then [Edit > Mail & Newsgroups Account >> Settings]. >> >> 2. On the left side of the Account Settings window, select the mail >> account in question. If the account is collapsed, expand it. (In >> Thunderbird, that involves selecting the > to make it a v.) >> >> 3. Select Server Settings. >> >> 4. On the Server Settings pane, for "Connection security" (under >> Security Settings), select SSL/TLS from the selection list. >> >> 5. Go to the bottom of the left side of the Account Settings window. >> (This might require scrolling down.) Select Outgoing Server (SMTP). >> >> 6. In the window that lists your E-mail accounts, select the mail >> account in question and then select the Edit button. >> >> 7. In the SMTP Server window, for "Connection security" (under Security >> and Authentication), select SSL/TLS from the selection list. >> >> 8. Select the OK buttons to close all the setup windows. >> >> If you still have a problem receiving (steps 2-4) or sending (steps 5-7) >> E-mail, try STARTTLS in place of SSL/TLS. I have one E-mail account >> where sending is STARTTLS but receiving is SSL/TLS. Thus, you should >> change only the setting for the one direction that remains a problem. > > --- > > Tanks David for coming to my rescue. I checked all of the settings > included in your message and I am not able to send a test message to > myself..I get a Log in screen with the statement > smtp.verizon.net failed. > > Frog
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